Roeboides is a genus of characins from Central and South America. These fish, among other characteristics, are small, are typically translucent, and have a rhomboid shape. Species The 21 currently recognized species in this genus are: Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868) Roeboides araguaito C. A. S. de Lucena, 2003 Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890) Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 (Crystal tetra) Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado & McMahan, 2013 Roeboides carti C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000 Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878) Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler, 1932 (Parana scale-eating characin) Roeboides dientonito L. P. Schultz, 1944 Roeboides dispar C. A. S. de Lucena, 2001 Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) (Guatemalan headstander) Roeboides ilseae W. A. Bussing, 1986 Roeboides loftini C. A. S. de Lucena, 2011 Roeboides margareteae C. A. S. de Lucena, 2003 Roeboides microlepis (J. T. Reinhardt, 1851) Roeboides myersii T. N. Gill, 1870 Roeboides numerosus C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000 Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Roeboides oligistos C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000 Roeboides sazimai C. A. S. de Lucena, 2007 Roeboides xenodon (J. T. Reinhardt, 1851) References Characidae Taxa named by Albert Günther